@JaxonH Hey, do you play Doom multiplayer. ;D. @Moon Anyone know? @LeRaposa Enjoying it. (Read our original LA Noire review.) The gameplay is not as fun as a GTA but the investigation scheme is quite cool. As for on the go. @Prof_Yoshtonics "some analysts claim the base model Xone is not too much more capable than the Switch is in docked mode". @WhistleFish Team Deathmatch fills up quick. My dad's bigger than your dad syndrome". The tablet with controller grips doesn't seem very convenient to hold for a long time. @Balta666 Did Rockstar still refuse to put in an invertible x-axis? And it is much more modern which means more efficien. I didn't think LA Noire was a game that warranted a second playthrough. Now they are GPU focused. Just need to 100% Odyssey first. Will pick it up when/if it hits <$30. @BlueOcean The Switch is about two times as powerful as the Wii U. I thought you realized that already. Whoever claims that is obviously wrong, basic Xbox One has a better CPU than PS4 and PS4 has a better GPU and faster RAM, but Switch is still miles behind both, as you can see in all these ports. Hmmm. @Geowolf There isn't much to say about the PC version compared to -for example- the XBOX One X version. Incredibly ambitious in the last generation and pioneering in terms of its approach to storytelling and motion capture, it also had a difficult development that became a story of its own. Digital download of at least 14 GB required to play. A dark and violent crime thriller set against the backdrop of 1940’s Los Angeles. I'll take portability over minor graphical differences. You rest it just like when you watch a movie in bed with an iPad. 8th gen, consoles have changed. But the majority of my gaming time is off of the television. Very impressed all around. I'll probably get this. @ballistic90 That is truly disconcerting news. Had it years ago on 360 but couldn't dedicate too much time to it then. Currently playing Doom and the next one on my list is L.A Noire, can't wait to start it ! Nintendo Switch Games With Small Text: The Worst Offenders - How To Use Zoom On Switch, Digital Foundry Gives Its Analysis of L.A. Noire on Nintendo Switch. Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment... "Nintendo Isn't That Smart": Pachter Says Nintendo Should Scrap Switch And 'Only Have Switch Lite', Rumour: 'Switch Pro' Could Feature A Mini-LED Display, According To A New Report, Nintendo's looking to improve screen performance and battery life, Guide: Pokémon Sword And Shield - All Ash’s Pikachu Codes, How to get all eight of Ash's Pikachu in Sword and Shield, Nintendo Is Permanently Reducing The Price Of Switch Joy-Con, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Has Received A New Update On Nintendo Switch, Guide Nintendo Switch Games With Small Text: The Worst Offenders - How To Use Zoom On Switch. Features an array of new enhancements specifically for Nintendo Switch™ gaming including a Joy-Con™ mode with gyroscopic, gesture-based controls, HD rumble and new wide and over-the-shoulder camera angles, plus contextual touch screen controls for portable detective work. And maybe start Skyrim. If so is there a big userbase, can you always get a match. @BlueOcean Picked it up last month for the PS3 for £2.87 @ Amazon. @Agramonte Wait, your PC is large enough to live in? I don't mind what Foundry do, even though it fuels the console war debate. It's not a matter of "not being as powerful as PS3". This is why Wii U ports, despite Wii U being more powerful than PS3/360, often didn't run as well. @JaxonH Thanks for filling me in. Shop without retyping payment details. Given the comments here I would assume people didn't even bother with the analysis. In other words, the overall output it displays is seemingly "better" than a similar speced PC with no optimization. Even Wii U outclasses PS3 and Switch outclasses Wii U. Everybody knows that Switch is the less powerful this generation, slightly ahead of Wii U, but it can be used as a handheld and some ports are better optimised than others. I have no intentions of buying any games developed by Ninty until Prime makes a appearance. So on Switch we can see two trees less in the background and 5,7 pixels less on the criminal's face. "Nintendo Isn't That Smart": Pachter Says Nintendo Should... Rumour: 'Switch Pro' Could Feature A Mini-LED Display, Ac... Best Cheap Nintendo Switch Games - Switch eShop Deals (Eu... Looks Like We're Getting Another Pokémon App This Year. Only the gpu is throttled in handheld mode. If using a microSD card, minimum 60 MB/sec read speed required. Why isn't anyone comparing the Switch version with the PC. If you want the hybrid/portability/remote play aspects, get a Switch. The technical aspects are totally over my head but you did a good job of breaking it down. Let us know if you've picked up L.A. Noire on the Switch and, if so, what you think of it. Picking this one up today! 360 ports should fare better than PS3 ports (in theory anyways). Features an array of new enhancements specifically for Nintendo Switch™ gaming including a Joy-Con™ mode with gyroscopic, gesture-based controls, HD rumble and new wide and over-the-shoulder camera angles, plus contextual touch screen controls for portable detective work. And the same is true for Switch, especially in handheld mode which halves the performance. Either way it's mightily impressive for a handheld. That said, the fact such a CPU-intense game ported from PS3 can run so well on Switch, even in handheld mode, is a great sign. For some it's a game that's hard to ignore, especially now it's been re-released on current-gen hardware. "Red Dead Redemption" Switch next? I have a back catalogue on my Vita & JXD to finish, i don't play on my wii u anymore and the PS4 i bought a few months ago hasn't even left the box since i bought it from a mate at work, he moved onto the Pro, i bought it for remoteplay only. We see the evidence of this all around. I missed it back in 2011. Because most games are multiplatform these days, it's interesting to see the differences between the different versions because many people own more than one console or are considering buying a new one. From the picture, I think the Switch is the most convenient setup. I have this game and it looks fantastic on Switch. Remote play and Nvidia Game Stream (on ipad) work perfect with it. PS3 was by far the more CPU-intense platform and LA Noire was developed on PS3 as lead platform. Having access to all my games is what is convenient. But that won't always be the case. 7th gen games are ripe for porting to Switch. I still own a PS4 so I can play the big AAA titles. Amid the post-war boom of Hollywood's Golden Age, Cole Phelps, an LAPD detective is thrown headfirst into a city drowning in its own success. played a chapter in work on handheld, 2 coworkers watched intently my progress like it's a TV series. So yep no wars for me, it's all bollocks. It's clocked much lower. Gonna pick this up over Christmas I think. Download requirements may change, visit rockstargames.com/lanoire/storage for details. Unless you are homeless, no point buying this version for $50. Thanks for the information. An impressive story and a smart port, with an unfortunately poor open world. Download files to either the Nintendo Switch console’s internal storage or a microSD card (sold separately). And they're very loud. As a portable experience "there simply isn't anything like it". People should stop deluding themselves. Even if a console is technically better a lot of other factors have to be considered and studied because some ports are well done and optimised while others are not. Had to stop doom for a while until I finish this (and then I had to stop for the arms new party...) Nothing to play.. it is a Shame... Out of interest how much more powerful is the Switch v's Wii U? @Agramonte What if you want to play this on go? @WhistleFish These analysis are very good, DF goes into technical details, etc. Issues are far, far more complex than that. =(. In fact, on paper the PS3 CPU outperforms even the PS4 CPU. It's best aspect is the super linear story and once you see it, there's nothing left. I hope that in January we will have good surprises at Nintendo's direct. They just aren't a substitute as they are very inconvenient in comparison. I have the game and its a great port. When XenoBlade2 comes out I go back to the Switch. Digital Foundry Gives Its Analysis of L.A. Noire on Nintendo Switch As a portable experience "there simply isn't anything like it" by Thomas Whitehead Fri 24th Nov 2017 @Agramonte I mean, when you hold it. So you could effectively build a bigger, faster loading, better looking and sounding game on the Switch than on the WiiU or older hardware like the PS3/360. I own 2 games on switch, Doom & Skyrim and my next game will be wolfenstein, it's become my portable Bethesda device. I mean, LA Noire is running satisfactorily, and it was from PS3 as lead platform. But the GPU's were a joke. It would be fairly easy to argue the AMD setup in the One is not as optimized as the Tegra or the X Box One X, which is pumping 4K on a chip that is clocked lower than PC's that output similar results. The real meat here is that they arrive at the gun store one minute earlier in the Switch version. Join 1,059,414 people following Nintendo Life: © 2020 Nlife Media, partner of Gamer Network. But 7th gen ports from the CPU-intense PS3 will be lucky to run with parity on Switch. Really enjoying it (25+ hours in). Besides, Switch can handle some games better than others and people want to know all that. I play almost soley docked, though. A dark and violent crime thriller set against the backdrop of 1940's Los Angeles. If only there was no need to download the game for the physical copy, I'd get it in the blink of an eye... @SaKo